Necrophage

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"Alright, hold abilities back and work on teamwork. No problem." Oz stretched out his arms and entered his wide fighting stance. "I don't exactly view my power with numbers so I'll stick to the basics instead." He concluded.

Oz glanced to the other two and then settled his focus on Mikey. " Since this is a trial to test our current teamwork I suppose we should get started and take a lesson later. Give us the go ahead and we'll begin." He suggested to Mikey.

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Oz entered another side of the courtyard and yawned. Morning usually started with normal exercise and food for him but this week had been a little more strenuous than he was used to, even with the chaotic life thrust upon him in the last few months. He'd heard they were meeting in here today and that they would finally get a chance to work together instead of punching one another. This is where their work should really shine. Should. He was hopeful they could eek out something great that had been hidden until now. "Morning." He greeted from below. He frowned at the platform. "Is there a reason we're starting in the middle of the air?" Oz questioned.

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"Slow, powerful attacks are out of the question. That would make me the least ideal for fighting her. A fight with Shaidra seems like one of the few matchups that could end favorably when we pit speed and precision against her. That means the most appropriate fighters to challenge her would be Alvios since he's done it before, Bruce if he's good with a weapon and Jenso for his regrettable yet effective recklessness." Oz shot a grin at Jenso. "Don't take it as an insult, it works sometimes."

"With strengths in mind we may need to think about matchups for every member of the Order. As well as decide who we can or cannot attempt solo fights against. If Shaidra does indeed act like some kind of void predator it's likely she'll retreat if faced with more than one foe. We'll likely need to give her a one on one fight and hit her hard and fast so she cannot take advantage of her abilities. Even if she does not die from such a blow it will weaken the Order if she is wounded for the duration of the battle.

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Oz lingered after the others left and approached Geode. "So tell me, how much more would you be able to do with a stronger vessel? I'm weighing all our options here and it feels like we'll be relying on luck and the Order's pride to keep them from grouping up. If it so happens they do group up then we definitely stand little to no chance at surviving. If you had a body as strong as ours would you be able to challenge them on their level?" Oz asked. It was a dangerous idea thinking about empowering a recent enemy but they needed everything they could get in their favor, even if it meant creating a problem they would need to solve later.

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Oz thought about the solution to removing Rajaka as they spoke. It seemed feasible that a blood borne agent could put down Rajaka but the alternate was also quite possible. "While I would love to see Rajaka put down by something so convenient I fear he might have a counter. He could very well use his own ki to repulse the bots from his body once he's learned of their existence, regardless of the damage he would cause to his own body in the process. Given the possibility that he could purge his body and continue regeneration unabated we may need a plan to remove him from combat should that ultimately fail. If it comes to that we might need Mikey present." Oz nodded at the strategist. "Mikey has a more shock-resistant ability than my own. If he can bubble Rajaka I can take it from there and directly remove him from the fight by hurling him as far as I can. Under normal circumstances Rajaka can destroy my barrier like it were nothing more than air. If we combine that power while he is weakened however then we could have a decent shot."

The guardian paused and looked around the room dramatically. "Let's just hope we're not dealing with Zelriane and Rajaka together. The only times I've seen Rajaka he has been with Zelriane. Zelriane would counter the nanobots easily with his direct techniques and make trying to take out either of them a living nightmare. What should we do then?" He raised the question.

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Oz nodded in agreement to Jenso's idea. "Seems good. I'll just touch on the detail that if we do split up like that no one is allowed to fly solo. We should reduce group size to two if anyone needs to go solo. If anyone runs alone they run the risk of being picked off by Ada and suddenly we'll have another large threat to deal with." He crossed his arms and stared up as he pondered. "Which would bring me to the next thought. How should we split up based on strengths and weaknesses?"

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Oz raised a question for Geode. "So you can exist without a vessel but cannot perform any of your usual actions. Am I right?"

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Oz nodded in response. "I appreciate the criticism. I've tasted defeat before so I understand many of my limitations. To be frank I'm not a small dude so I don't care for sprinting around everywhere and diving away from everything. Sometimes it just isn't feasible. That wind cannon for instance. I can tap my power way faster than I could avoid something with that volume. Of course when my barrier meets its match.." He shrugged his shoulders at the notion. "I think survival instinct might burn me through some close calls if I really need it. A big guy can move pretty fast when his life is on the line." He pointed a thumb back toward Jeff. "Just don't expect me to move like frog man here. I'd probably lay down and die at that point." He chuckled.

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Oz finally stop and eased the gravity back into its normal state. The two combatants floated back to the ground with relative safety. Oz's staff dissolved away and he walked over to Jeff and gave him a bro-hug. "You're fast I'll give you that. Good job there." He complimented. He turned back to Luke. "Sorry. I was just trying to even the scales a little. No harm meant.".

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Oz didn't let him land on the other side. Regardless of his distance above him the staff stretched across its center giving it uncanny length. That must have been why it looked so strange compared to the rest of the weapon. He swung it wide over his head, arching over himself on the same trajectory Jeff was set to land.

The unusual staff exuded force, keeping the biting wind at bay while he swung it albeit a few slashes that managed to dash at his shield to little effect. To add to the combo he quickly spun it across his shoulders again and it rippled through the air around him before settling back into a two-handed grip. "What happens when your foe is unaffected by small attacks? You plan a better one. Should I spell it out? I won't go down unless you pierce my shield. Try getting in my guard, assuming you're as fast as Zelriane that is. Just make sure the hit lands because if it doesn't you'll be feeling it." Oz advised. "Zel had a hard time hitting me with projectiles too. Be thankful I rarely go all out. I don't like killing people."